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Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya

Guinea-Bissau and Kenya side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$2.99B vs $147.27BGuinea-Bissau vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$1,449 vs $2,714Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya
Population2.25M vs 57.53MGuinea-Bissau vs Kenya

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Indicator Guinea-Bissau KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$2.99B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,449$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy2.5%6.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%8.8%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-4%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.7%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy73.6%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-332.34M$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.9%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,090$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,320$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$7.41B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy40.6%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy15.7%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.6%7.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy39.1%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy25.8%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$217.18M$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy9.9%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy67.1%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy—$12.39B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy10%31.8%2025/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy8.3%14.1%2024/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy64.8%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy60.3%63%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy33.438.52021/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy39.9%45.5%2021/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy—90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy13.2%27.8%2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.2%1%2023/2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy40.9%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy4.3%3.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$18.92M$1.76B2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy52.4K2.05M2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-6.3%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$26.61M$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.3%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy13.1%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy20.4%23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy2.8%16.7%2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy26.736.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy10.4%1.2%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy9%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$88$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy5.3%16.6%2016/2024 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy2.5%13%2016/2024 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy19.1%15.6%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$678$1,7902021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy61.1%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy9.7%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy29.2%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy74.9%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy71.9%76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.9%7.1%2021/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy44.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy7.26.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.6%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy1.8%4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy62.1%65.5%2021/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy91.4%90.1%2021/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$350.53M$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$682.87M$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.6820.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.7130.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade4.916.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%1.6%2015/2024 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%30.7%2015/2024 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade68.5%49.2%2018/2024 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade5.8%3.2%2015/2024 ⚠
Exports (% of GDP)Trade13.9%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade27%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5140.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6320.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3310.4562023
PopulationDemographics2.25M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.2%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics64.3 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.6 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.763.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics53.3%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics38.3%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics46.7%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics81.7/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics28.726.62026
Death RateDemographics6.947.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.82-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics66.5 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61.8 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth42.134.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth2.2%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health8.8%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.250.292022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth43572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth30.528.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth25.3%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth61.6%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth22.6%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth505.4378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth69.339.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth32.721.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1762072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth69%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth84%88%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth37.8%—2024
Basic SanitationHealth6.3%5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.8%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health11.332009/2019 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth21.2%62.5%2019/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth53.8%70.2%2019/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.992.272022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth80.354.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$82$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth30.8%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth8.2%9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth97%92.8%2019/2020
Child StuntingChild Welfare28.3%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare6%4.5%2014/2022 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare46%76%2019/2022
Child MarriageChild Welfare25.7%12.5%2019/2022
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare2.2%3.4%2019/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2%4%2013/2024 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation2.6%10.4%2006/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation63.9%82.2%2022/2000 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation82.2%93.2%2022/2014 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation38.7%90.8%2022/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation25.6%86.6%2022/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation69.5%94.3%2010/2023 ⚠
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation48.6%95.6%2000/2006 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation30.5%62.4%2000/2023 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation13.7%65%2022/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation38.9%100%2010/2023 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation34.4%84.3%2006/2023 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security22.1%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—2.75M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture29.9%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture122.3112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture56.56K t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture29K t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture34K t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture15K t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture243.9K t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,000 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,447 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture742.8K head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance1.14.92017/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance21322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2520.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.0950.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8280.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.35-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.37-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.23-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.62-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.19-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.78-0.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian24617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian30218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology29.8%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology147.2126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology35.8%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.432024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology10.2%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology57.5%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology42.3%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology6.1%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure43.7%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure20.4K5.14M1998/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure59%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy2.8 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy2.8 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy87.4%67.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy0.8%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—25.8%2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy2.8 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy24.9%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy100%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.1 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy625 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy689 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.16 t0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate7.1%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate69.5%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate13.2%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate1.1%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate32.3 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Guinea-Bissau or Kenya have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $2.99B for Guinea-Bissau versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

How do Guinea-Bissau and Kenya compare across indicators?

This page compares Guinea-Bissau and Kenya on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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